ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: A climbing expedition from the United States has conquered the treacherous Nanga Parbat from a new, steep route, according to reports available here on Thursday. Steven E. House and Vincent R. Anderson set foot on top of the 8,125-metre-high killer mountain on September 6.
The Americans tried a totally new “shell route” that had never before been tested as it was stated to be most-difficult and steep.
They opted to descend via Messener route — one of the five over-8,000 metres peaks in the Northern Areas and one of 14 such peaks in the world.
The American climbers established five camps before climbing 16 hours non-stop on the final day and emerging at the top at 6pm.
The team established Rupal Face Base Camp at 3,800 meters on August 1. They first acclimatized themselves on the shell route, practising for about a month up to a height of 7,000 meters.
After being fully acclimatized, they started their climb in the Alpine style on September 1, establishing Camp-I at a height of 5,100 meters after 10 hours of continuous climb..—APP
